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Effect of Sources of Phosphorus on Phosphorus Sorption in Cambisols and Ferralsols of Western Kenya
(2015-02-02)
The influence of two organic materials (OMs); Tithonia and FYM and inorganic materials; triple
superphosphate (TSP) and Minjingu phosphate rock (MPR) and Busumbu phosphate rock (BPR),
when applied alone or in combination, ...
Effect of nitrogen sources on the yield of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) in western Kenya
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-08-09)
Depletion of soil nutrients due to continuous cultivation without adequate external fertilization is one of the challenges facing many smallholder farmers in western Kenya. This study was conducted to assess the effects ...
Symbiotic efficiency of native rhizobia nodulating common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) in soils of Western Kenya
(Hindawi, 2014)
This study was conducted to determine the abundance and symbiotic efficiency of native rhizobia nodulating common bean in Kisumu and Kakamega, Kenya. Soil sampling was carried out in three farms that had been used for ...
Effects of organic and inorganic materials on soil acidity and phosphorus availability in a soil incubation study
(Hindawi, 2012)
We tested the effects of two organic materials (OMs) of varying chemical characteristics that is, farmyard manure (FYM) and Tithonia diversifolia (tithonia), when applied alone or in combination with three inorganic P ...
Response of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Munch) and Chemical Characteristics of Soil to Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Kenyan Lower Midlands Acid Soil
(International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 2019-05-17)
Soil acidity, low level of nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and soil organic matter are major constraints to sorghum production in Kenya. We investigated the effect of farmyard manure (FYM) and combined application of inorganic ...
Micro-dosing of lime, phosphorus and nitrogen fertilizers effect on maize performance on an acid soil in Kenya
(2017-03-17)
High cost of inorganic fertilizers and lime has precluded their use by smallholder
farmers to remedy the problem of soil acidity and infertility in Kenya. To address the problem,
we tested a precision technique referred ...
Response of soybean (Glycine max L.) to application of lime and phosphate fertilizer in an acid soil of western Kenya
(Research gate, 2020)
The effect of combining lime and phosphate fertilizer on the performance of soybean (Glycine
max L.) was investigated in a pot experiment consisting of nine treatments of three rates of
lime (0, 4 and 8 t ha−1) in a ...
Response of Maize to Organic and Inorganic Sources of Nutrients in Acid Soils of Kenya
(2014-02-25)
Maize yield in Kericho County, Kenya is limited by infertile acidic soils. The effect of inorganic sources of nutrients and amendments; triple superphosphate (TSP), calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN) and lime, were compared ...
Novel sources of resistance to blast disease in finger millet
(2020)
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. subsp. coracana) is the most important
millet in eastern Africa and perhaps the oldest domesticated cereal grain in Africa.
One of the major factors limiting finger millet ...
Recent advances towards understanding and managing Kenyan acid soils for improved crop production
(African Journal of Agricultural Reseach, 2014-06-18)
This review focused on the efforts made to understand and manage Kenyan acid soils by use of inorganic, organic materials (OMs) and crop germplasms tolerant to soil aluminium (Al) toxicity and/or low soil available phosphorus ...